Equal opportunity is good, but special privilege is better.

Equal opportunity is good but special privilege even better.

Fill yourself with love to feel the abundance of life.

When you want to encourage a greater sense of responsibility in others (and yourself), emphasize the anticipation of accomplishment, not the penalties for failure.

True freedom lies in the realization and calm acceptance of the fact that there may very well be no perfect answer.

I think you have to be who you truly are and love who you are (to be beautiful). It's also important to be free and honest, enjoying life and having fun. In conclusion, ... I am who I am.

In all of my movies I've tried to address the need for man - not just Cubans - to have a dream and to fight for that dream, even when he doesn't achieve it. It's a form of happiness.

You have to take risks.

By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of the healing.

Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It's awful.

When you only have $15 million, you have to talk about something interesting. You can't just cut to a helicopter exploding.

A novel is what you call something that won't sell if you call it poems or short stories.